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Naked by David Sedaris
4.0
Moderately funny. Not his best work but a great, quick read (maybe suited for the beach?)
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
4.0
This book is a creeper. I didn't like it at first and stopped halfway through to read other stuff and come back to it. I was rather blase about the whole thing. I wanted to quit but I looked at the description on another website and it urged me to go on. Several stories in, I saw the thread that tied the whole book together, the funambulist. I also realized that virtually everyone mentioned in the book has their own story with their own POV tied together by the funambulist and in a closer inspection Tillie and Jazzlyn.
There were some stories/characters that I didn't care for and others I could read about all day. I really appreciate this book for what it is: a slow build.
There were some stories/characters that I didn't care for and others I could read about all day. I really appreciate this book for what it is: a slow build.
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
2.0
This was a really odd assortment of short stories held together by a holiday theme. The first story really did injustice to the book, setting the expectation that subsequent tales would be as funny. Unfortunately, having read other Sedaris' works I know this is not his best effort. A few of the short stories also appear in his other collections so as a fan, I found myself reading only about 60% of the book.
It's a huge letdown.
It's a huge letdown.